Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society

03/15/2026

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03/15/2026

A little history for today.

On this date in 1820, Maine officially entered the Union and became the 23rd state of America. “An Act For The Admission Of The State of Maine Into The Union” was signed into law March 3rd by President James Monroe, with the intent that the law take effect on the 15th of March.

The original letter, signed by James Monroe, is at the Archives :
https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=act_of_separation

03/13/2026

This may interest you.
The original post has the article link in the comments.

Do you have Huguenot ancestors? We take a closer look at the French Protestants who came to Britain and other countries fleeing religious persecution:

03/13/2026

Another funny one shared by Genealogy Quotes and memes! 😆

03/12/2026

It is great to see more genealogy classes offered.
Thanks for sharing Bar Harbor Historical Society

Interested in learning more about your family history? Mark your calendars for a free, online genealogy and historical research class!

On Friday, March 27 at 10am, our Collection Registrar Madison Uliano will show you how to do historical research and genealogy like the pros. Make sure to pre-register for the class at the QR code or at the link in the comments.

03/10/2026

A little laugh to start the day! 🤣
Thanks Genealogy Quotes and memes for sharing!

03/10/2026

Here is an event that looks interesting. 🤔
Check out Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie

La conférence des Rendez-vous de la FQSG de mars abordera la vie de famille, le couple et le parcours des femmes de 1900 à 1950, confrontés aux impératifs du mariage, de la grossesse et des enfants...

03/10/2026

If you have family in the war of 1812, this may interest you.

We'll never stop gushing about how much we love War of 1812 pension files. We are so close to the finish line (92% of the records have been digitized). These files are amazing and reveal details about family and military service not available anywhere else. Learn how these early patriots helped build a nation. Check out the collection here: https://f3.social/6xyt

03/02/2026

Have you used Cyndi's list?
It is an amazing resource.
Happy 30th anniversary Cyndi's List 🎉

In a couple of days Cyndi's List turns 30 years old. And to my surprise my friends and colleagues have been scheming to write about CL and the anniversary and post them in the Genealogy Squad. I was so pleased and maybe I cried a bit too. I'm so grateful for everyone who has been supportive of my work all these years. So, I will share those posts here.

From Cari Taplin:

"This is the start of a series that a few of us have put together to celebrate 30 (THIRTY!!) years of Cyndi’s List. We are calling it .

If you are a member of this page, you probably know Cyndi Ingle as one of the admins for this group. She is the brains behind the website "Cyndi’s List” that started back in 1996. She had been collecting links to genealogically-relevant websites, message boards, and the like, and made a list, on paper, that eventually became Cyndi’s List, on the web. Genealogists have benefited from her FREE service to catalog and organize the genealogical community ever since. Today, Cyndi’s List has over 310,000 links in 232 categories!

If you haven’t visited her site yet, go do it! And stay tuned for some fun stories and tidbits throughout the month.
Congratulations, Cyndi, on 30 years! Amazing!

https://www.cyndislist.com"

02/25/2026

MFGS is closed today due to the weather